Robert, 4th Baron Willoughby

Lady Alice Skipwith, {Fictional} was not his wife.

Robert Willoughby

• 4th Lord Willoughby of Eresby
• Born about 1350 in England
• Died 9 Aug 1396 at about age 46 in Eresby, Lincolnshire, England
• Son of John Willoughby and Cecily Ufford
• Husband of Margery Zouche — married before 1 October 1369
• Husband of Elizabeth Latimer — married after October 1388

Biography

Cecily De Ufford married before 1348 to John, 3d Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, who died 29th March 1372, having survived his wife. Their son Robert, 4th Lord Willoughby was born in 1349, and was one of the coheirs of his uncle William, Earl of Suffolk in 1381.

"He participated in the chevauchée of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, in 1373–4, in Richard II's invasion of Scotland in 1385, and in Gaunt's expedition to Spain in 1386–7. He was summoned to Parliament from 20 Jan. 1375/6 by writs directed Roberto de Wilughby. He was co-heir in 1382 to his uncle, William de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk."[1]

Robert de Willoughby married first to Margery Zouche before 1 October 1369, when she is named as Robert's wife in a record relating to John de Newerk of Fulstow, Lincolnshire. Born about 1350, she was the daughter of William la Zouche and his wife Elizabeth Ros. He and Margery had five sons, William, K.G. [5th Lord Willoughby], Robert, Thomas, Knt., John, and Brian.

Margery died on 18 October 1391 and was buried at Spilsby, Lincolnshire. The memorial inscription at Spilsby for her and her husband does not mention the name of her birth family, Zouche. Her husband survived her, subsequently marrying Elizabeth le Latimer.

Elizabeth, Baroness Latimer (of Corby) was born circa 1356. She was the daughter of William le Latimer, 3rd/4th Lord Latimer (of Corby) and Elizabeth FitzAlan. She married first, as second wife, to John Neville, 3rd Lord Neville, son of Ralph de Neville, 2nd Lord Neville and Alice Audley, before 9 October 1381. He died Died 17 Oct 1388. Their children were John, 6th Lord Latimer; and Elizabeth Neville, who married Sir Thomas Willoughby (her step brother).

He and Elizabeth had one daughter, Margaret.[1]

Elizabeth Latimer made her will on 18 Oct. 1395, proved 10 Nov. 1395, requesting burial at Spilsby, Lincolnshire.

Children of Margery Zouche and Robert Willoughby:

1. William Willoughby, 1st son and heir; 5th Lord Willoughby of Eresby. Born about 1370, died Died 4 Dec 1409 at about age 39 in Edgefield, Norfolk, England. Married 1) Lucy Strange 2) Joan Holland
2. Robert Willoughby
3. Thomas Willoughby, of Boston and Frampton. Born before 1378, died before 6 May 1418 at about age 40 in Lincolnshire, England. Married Elizabeth Neville.
4. John Willoughby “He was ancestor of the Willoughby Bts of Baldon House, Oxfordshire”
5. Brian Willoughby. Born circa 1384.

Child of Elizabeth Latimer and Robert de Willoughby;

1. Margaret de Willoughby d. before 1430, without issue

Disputed wife

Cokayne's Complete Peerage states that Alice, said to be daughter of William Skipwith, was Robert's first wife and mother of his son William.[3] No sourcing is given, and subsequent research suggests that this relationship is wrong. See discussion in Douglas Richardson's Magna Carta Ancestry and Royal Ancestry, and at the Google groups discussion at Soc.Gen.medieval: <link>

From Magna Carta Ancestry, 332-334, WILLOUGHBY 7 <GoogleBooks>

Effigy

Robert Willoughby (4th Lord Willoughby) with wife Elizabeth Neville. <FindAGrave MEMORIAL ID 49143078>

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Willoughby-61 cites
• 1. Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. IV, pp. 332-334, WILLOUGHBY 7 <GoogleBooks>
• 2. Genealogical memoirs of the extinct family of Chester of Chicheley By Robert Edmond Chester- Waters
• 3. G E Cokayne. Complete Peerage, revised edition, Vol. XII part II, St Catherine Press, 1916, pp. 660-661, viewable on Familysearch
• 4. Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. V, pp. 360-362, WILLOUGHBY 10
• Royal Ancestry 2013 D. Richardson Vol. IV p. 231
• Magna Carta Ancestry 2011 2nd ed. Vol. III p. 244
• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WILLOUGHBY1.htm#Robert WILLOUGHBY (4° B. Willoughby of Eresby) (has errors)
• The historic peerage of England: exhibiting, under alphabetical arrangement ... By Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, William Courthope Pg.510 <GoogleBooks>
• http://thepeerage.com/p90.htm#i893 has errors: names Alice Skipwith as wife & mother of son William. Cites
• 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 660. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage
• https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00109031&tree=LEO cites
• 1. [S00058] The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. 12:660
• 2. [S01352] ~Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, 1938. 118
• <William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia has errors: names Alice Skipwith as wife & mother of son William
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49143078/robert-4thwww.findagra...

Robert 4th Lord Willoughby
BIRTH 1349
Lincolnshire, England
DEATH 3 Aug 1396 (aged 46–47)
Lincolnshire, England
BURIAL
Saint James Churchyard
Spilsby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
MEMORIAL ID 49143078

Family Members
Parents
John 3rd Lord Willoughby
1328–1372
Cecily Ufford Willoughby

Spouses
Margery La Zouche Willoughby
unknown–1391
Elizabeth Latimer Neville
1357–1395
Alice Skipwith Willoughby
1355–1412

Children
William 5th Lord Willoughby
1370–1409
Thomas Willoughby
1380–1418_lord-willoughby has errors: names Alice Skipwith as 1st wife (No issue). Nice effigy photos.